Ruth Jones (politician)

Ruth Jones
Official portrait, 2024
Chair of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee
Assumed office
9 September 2024
Preceded byStephen Crabb
Shadow Minister for the Environment
In office
12 August 2020 – 5 July 2024
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byLloyd Russell-Moyle
Succeeded byRobbie Moore
Shadow Minister for Flooding & Coastal Communities
In office
15 January 2020 – 9 April 2020
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byLuke Pollard
Succeeded byStephanie Peacock
Member of Parliament
for Newport West and Islwyn
Newport West (2019–2024)
Assumed office
5 April 2019
Preceded byPaul Flynn
Majority8,868 (21.1%)
Personal details
Born (1962-04-23) 23 April 1962 (age 62)
Gaer, Newport, Wales
Political partyLabour
EducationCardiff University
ProfessionPhysiotherapist
Politician
WebsiteOfficial website

Ruth Lorraine Jones (born 23 April 1962[1]) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newport West and Islwyn since 2024. Before the 2024 constituency boundary change, she had been the MP for Newport West since winning the seat at a by-election in April 2019.

  1. ^ "Ruth JONES – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Retrieved 12 November 2019.